TROUBLE DIAGNOSIS
ATC-97
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ATC
High-Pressure Side is Too Low and Low-Pressure Side is Too High.
Both High- and Low-Pressure Sides are Too Low.
Gauge indication
Refrigerant cycle
Probable cause
Corrective action
High-pressure side is too low and
low-pressure side is too high.
High- and low-pressure sides
become equal soon after com-
pressor operation stops.
Compressor pressure opera-
tion is improper.
↓
Damaged inside compressor
packings.
Replace compressor.
No temperature difference
between high- and low-pres-
sure sides
Compressor pressure opera-
tion is improper.
↓
Damaged inside compressor
packings.
Replace compressor.
AC356A
Gauge indication
Refrigerant cycle
Probable cause
Corrective action
Both high- and low-pressure sides
are too low.
●
There is a big temperature
difference between receiver
drier outlet and inlet. Outlet
temperature is extremely
low.
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Liquid tank inlet and expan-
sion valve are frosted.
Liquid tank inside is slightly
clogged.
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Replace liquid tank.
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Check lubricant for contami-
nation.
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Temperature of expansion
valve inlet is extremely low
as compared with areas
near liquid tank.
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Expansion valve inlet may
be frosted.
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Temperature difference
occurs somewhere in high-
pressure side
High-pressure pipe located
between receiver drier and
expansion valve is clogged.
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Check and repair malfunc-
tioning parts.
●
Check lubricant for contami-
nation.
Expansion valve and liquid
tank are warm or only cool
when touched.
Low refrigerant charge
↓
Leaking fittings or components
Check refrigerant for leaks.
Refer to
ATC-155, "Checking
for Refrigerant Leaks"
.
There is a big temperature dif-
ference between expansion
valve inlet and outlet while the
valve itself is frosted.
Expansion valve closes a little
compared with the specifica-
tion.
↓
1. Improper expansion valve
adjustment
2. Malfunctioning expansion
valve
3. Outlet and inlet may be
clogged.
●
Remove foreign particles by
using compressed air.
●
Check lubricant for contami-
nation.
An area of the low-pressure
pipe is colder than areas near
the evaporator outlet.
Low-pressure pipe is clogged
or crushed.
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Check and repair malfunc-
tioning parts.
●
Check lubricant for contami-
nation.
Air flow volume is not enough
or is too low.
Evaporator is frozen.
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Check intake sensor circuit.
Refer to
ATC-116, "Intake
Sensor Circuit"
.
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Replace compressor.
AC353A